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John Partridge (born 24 July 1971) is an English actor, dancer, singer, panelist and television presenter, who is probably best known for the role of Christian Clarke in the long-running

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'' EastEnders'', having joined the cast in January 2008. He has worked extensively as a singer and dancer in musical theatre, portraying

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in the official film production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical '' Cats''.

Professional career

Partridge initially had trained in ballet at the Royal Ballet Lower School, appearing in the television adaptation of

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's novel '' A Kind of Loving'' in 1982. He went on to train in musical theatre at the Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts and Doreen Bird College of Performing Arts. He left college early at the age of 16, to join the cast of the original UK tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical '' Cats''. Partridge joined the touring cast of ''Cats'' in 1988 and was dance captain from 1989 to 1990. He played the roles of ''

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'' and ''

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'' and understudied the roles of Mr. Mistoffelees and Rum Tum Tugger. He later joined the West End production of the show at the

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, playing the roles of ''Rum Tum Tugger'' and ''

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'' and in 1998, he appeared as ''

'' in the official film production of the show, produced by Lloyd Webber and filmed at the

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. Partridge later returned to the West End cast of the show prior to its closure in 2002 and has also appeared as ''Rum Tum Tugger'' in the German production in

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. Partridge's TV appearances include ''The Hot Shoe Show'', a documentary called ''Aspects of Dancing'', and BBC2 comedy '' Game On'' where he portrayed a predatory gay gym member attempting to chat up the sexually confused lead character Matthew. He has appeared in television commercials for Colgate Toothpaste and Cadbury's Twirl. He has also been a guest on daytime chat shows such as '' This Morning'' and ''

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''. From January 2008 to November 2012, Partridge was a permanent cast member of the

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soap opera, '' EastEnders'' playing the role of Christian Clarke, the gay brother of

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and was typically recognised as a member of the

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. His last appearance was on 15 November 2012. Partridge also worked as a choreographer on the show. Partridge has worked with several rock and pop acts, including U2, Pet Shop Boys, Kim Wilde, Neneh Cherry,

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and

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. In 2010, Partridge, together with Sheila Hancock and Charlotte Church, was one of the judges for the new Andrew Lloyd Webber TV show '' Over The Rainbow'', in search to find a young girl to play Dorothy in a new production of '' The Wizard of Oz''. In April 2010, Partridge was a guest panellist on an episode of ITV's '' Celebrity Juice''. In November 2010, Partridge was awarded the Entertainer of the Year award at the annual

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ceremony. Since 2010, Partridge has presented the '' National Lottery'' and has co-presented the programme with

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since 2011. On 12 December 2010 he appeared on ''

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'' to raise money for the

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but lost to

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. During Christmas and New Year of 2011 and 2012, Partridge starred as

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in the

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'' at the

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. In July 2012, it was announced at a press launch that Partridge will be once again taking on the role of Prince Charming in ''Cinderella'', this time at the

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, which ran from 8 December 2012 until 13 January 2013. On 7 September 2012, Partridge announced that he would be leaving ''EastEnders'' filming his final scenes two weeks later. Partridge briefly reprised the role in May 2014 for two episodes when his character attended the funeral of

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. In January 2015, it was announced that Partridge will be reprising the role once again for a week-long stint to celebrate ''EastEnders'' 30th anniversary celebrations in February 2015. Starting in February 2013, Partridge took on the role of Zach in the West End revival of ''

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''. It was announced that he would be appearing in ''Dames 'n' Dudes'' at the

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from 22 to 27 April 2013. He later appeared on '' Let's Dance for Comic Relief'' in 2013 with his co-stars to perform one of the numbers from ''

''. In August 2014, Partridge appeared in '' Tumble'', a gymnastics reality show airing on

. He became the third celebrity to leave the competition. In September 2014, Partridge released his first album, entitled ''Dames, Dudes + Cowboys Too'', an 11-song, 10-track album (10 official tracks, with an additional surprise song embedded in the final track). He held a launch party to promote the release of the album at The Borderline, a London club, on Wednesday 17 September 2014. In November 2015 it was announced that he will play Billy Flynn in the 2016 UK tour of ''Chicago''. In January 2016 it was announced that he would be taking part in the seventeenth series of ''

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''. He left the house on 5 February having finished in sixth place. In April 2016 Partridge said he was "thrilled" to be returning to ''EastEnders'' later that year. In May 2018 it was announced that he would be appearing on

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later that year. He won the competition, beating Martin Bayfield and

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. Later that month, he appeared on ''Greatest Talent Show Moments'', broadcast by Channel 5 to discuss the judging on ''Over The Rainbow''. In June 2018, Partridge announced via

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that he would be joining the cast of ''The Case of the Frightened Lady''. In September 2018, it was announced that he would be appearing as King Rat in the pantomime Dick Whittington at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth. From August 2019 to April 2020 Partridge appeared in the UK Tour of ''Cabaret'', alongside Anita Harris and Kara Lily Hayworth.

Personal life

Partridge is openly gay. He has been in a

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with Jon Tsouras, an actor, since September 2011. Partridge's mother suffered from Alzheimer's disease. In August 2014, he revealed he had lost four stone since 2012 due to the stress of seeing his mother develop the disease. Partridge has also cited this as the reason why he will not be returning to ''EastEnders'', although he has briefly returned to ''EastEnders'' for two episodes in May 2014 and for a week for the show's anniversary celebrations in February 2015. He also made a brief return in summer 2016. In March 2018, Partridge revealed that he had

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back in 2004. He had kept the diagnosis secret due to fears of losing work and first mentioned it in 2018 to encourage men to screen and test for prostate and testicular cancer.

Awards and nominations

*2008 – TV Quick and TV Choice Awards – Best Newcomer – nominated *2010 –

– Entertainer of the Year – won *2018 – Winner Celebrity Masterchef

Theatre credits

Pantomime Roles

Other credits

* '' Witches of Eastwick'', Darryl Van Horne, UK Concert 2022 * ''

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'', Emcee, UK Tour 2019/20 *''

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'' - Buddy, 2019, Soho Theatre, London * Rough Crossing - Turai, UK tour 2019 * The Case of The Frightened Lady, Tanner, Uk Tour, 2018 *'' La Cage aux Folles'' – Albin, UK tour 2017 *''

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'' – Billy Flynn, UK tour 2016 *''

'' - Zach, 2013 The London Palladium *''

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'' –

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, 2007 *''

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'' – John, UK tour 2005 *''

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'' – Marilyn, The Venue *''

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'' – Butcher,

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*''

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'' – The Hawker Captain Walker

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*'' Grease'' – Roger,

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*'' The Fix'' –

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*''

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'' – Roger Davis,

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(

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) *'' Notre-Dame de Paris'' – Gringoire,

*''Black Goes with Everything'' – Churchill Theatre, Bromley *''

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'' – Electra,

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*'' Cats'' –

*'' Dick Whittington ''- King Rat,

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Other

*'' 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue'' – Manny the mole (voice)

Discography

*''The New

'' (1992) as Electra the Electric Train (CD) *'' Cats'' (1998) as Rum Tum Tugger (DVD) *''

'' (1999) original German cast recording as Roger Davis (CD) *''

The Fix (musical) ''The Fix'' is a musical with book and lyrics by John Dempsey and music by Dana P. Rowe. It concerns the career of a fictional U.S. politician who gets mixed up with the Mafia. It premiered at London's Donmar Warehouse in 1997. Production hist ...

'' original London cast recording (CD) *''

'' (2003) as Marilyn (DVD) *'' Cats'' Germany (2004) as Rum Tum Tugger *''Dames, Dudes + Cowboys Too (2014)

References

External links

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The Rum Tum Tugger
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